Man City vs Hull City preview Key Player Yaya Toure is the player who allows Manchester City to tick in the middle of the park, he offers a lot to the side. He can defend, score goals, create chances, retain the ball and he is also a born leader. He has made 207 passes already this season which is the third most in the league, the two who have made more have also played one more match than the Ivorian. This shows that he dictates the City play, and with a 91.3% pass accuracy, he is doing a good job. In the opening match against Newcastle, he gave an all action display and dominated a powerful Newcastle midfield which contained Moussa Sissoko and Cheick Tiote. Moreover he opened his account for the season with a brilliant free kick which shows yet another aspect of his game. On Saturday, he will need to play well against a well organised Hull side who have only conceded twice against Chelsea in their opening game. Steve Bruce’s sides are tough to beat so City will need Toure making powerful runs to open up the newly promoted side. Only 9.66% of the Ivorian’s passes have gone backwards which shows that he is more forward thinking than last season as the addition of Fernandinho gives him more freedom to express himself offensively. Team News City will still be without Vincent Kompany who has a hamstring injury which will keep him out until late next month. New signing Stevan Jovetic is a doubt after picking up a knock. In better news Micah Richards is nearing a return from injury and could feature. This will be welcomed by City fans as he could slot into central defence in the absence of Kompany, a role currently filled by a midfielder. There have been rumours that Joe Hart may get dropped for Costel Pantilimon after recent poor performances by the English number one. Alvaro Negredo will be hoping he gets his first league start after opening his account in the Premier League last weekend. Prediction Its very likely that Manchester City will win this match comfortably. I feel Manchester City will win this easily 4-0
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:44:51 +0000
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